英语词汇“on and on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Onward or forward in space, time, or condition. Frequently in set phrasal verbs (esp. expressing motion), as bring on (see to bring on 1 at bring v. Phrasal verbs 1), follow on (see to follow on at follow v. Phrasal verbs 1), etc. Sometimes repeated for emphasis, as on and on (but see also sense A. 5b).

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OE Andreas (1932) 1334 Hie wæron reowe, ræsdon on sona gifrum grapum.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 7717 He wollde..Vss..brinngenn onn. To follȝhenn þeȝȝre bisne.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1751 He toc and wente and folwede on, And ðhogt in mod iacob to slon.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 5987 (MED) Wend on þann, siþen ȝe wil ga.

a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 52 (MED) Nathan..An heye setteþ þe sayl ouer þe wode water, & with a dromound on þe deep drof on faste.

1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. clv. 136 Or half a yere be go an.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) ii. vi. 18 The burn on spait..dryvis on swyftly stokkis, treis and stanys.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 7627 [He] Ane epistill send to king Carataic Rycht suddantlie one with ane messinger.

?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 375 And ay on be the brek of day.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. liv. 124 They passe on through the cittie.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxi. 256 From that day on, Centaurs and men are foes.

a1703 J. Pomfret Fortunate Complaint 44 He..pack-horse like, jogs on beneath his load.

1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 8 Corruption..Shall deluge all; and Av'rice creeping on, Spread like a low-born Mist, and blot the Sun.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 255 Do they get on in the world?

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 83/2 [The police officer] possesses the power..of ordering them to ‘move on’.

1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion II. 258 They would ride on and on through the many-vistaed forest.

1914 M. Sinclair Three Sisters xxii. 95 I saw you stampeding on in front of me.

1948 Time 5 July 44/1 Since atomic fuel would have over two million times as much energy as gasoline, a ‘nuclear-powered’ plane could fly on and on.

1988 S. Donald Prickly Heat in K. Harwood First Run (1989) vi. 35 The crowd get to their feet to roar him on.

2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 15 The monk may offer a few words of blessing in return, then slowly and mindfully move on.

b. on and on: at length; again and again, continually, eternally; now frequently depreciatively, esp. with verbs indicating speech: interminably, incessantly.

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1631 W. Watts tr. St. Augustine Confessions iv. xv. 197 But went nuddling on and on towards those fancies which have no being.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 42 God does as truly abide, after the way of his everlasting nowness, as other things do after the guise of their timesom running on and on, without being himself timesom, like them.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy (ed. 2) IX. x. 40 The story went on—and on—it had episodes in it—it came back, and went on—and on again; there was no end of it.

1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 132 Think you that sitting hens are troubled with ennui these long summer days, sitting on and on in the crevice of a hay-loft, without active employment?

1883 T. Hardy in Longman's Mag. Mar. 576 The other man, nothing loth, raised the mug to his lips, and drank on, and on, and on.

1938 N. Marsh Artists in Crime x. 145 I told him it would upset me but he went on and on.

1989 Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Sept. a12/5 Under GATT procedures the controversies drag on and on.

2001 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 21/3 Every day consumers face hidden costs on roaming and text messsages, lack of choice.., SIM locking—the list goes on and on.

单词	on and on
释义	> as lemmas on and on a. Onward or forward in space, time, or condition. Frequently in set phrasal verbs (esp. expressing motion), as bring on (see to bring on 1 at bring v. Phrasal verbs 1), follow on (see to follow on at follow v. Phrasal verbs 1), etc. Sometimes repeated for emphasis, as on and on (but see also sense A. 5b). ΚΠ OE Andreas (1932) 1334 Hie wæron reowe, ræsdon on sona gifrum grapum. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 7717 He wollde..Vss..brinngenn onn. To follȝhenn þeȝȝre bisne. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1751 He toc and wente and folwede on, And ðhogt in mod iacob to slon. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 5987 (MED) Wend on þann, siþen ȝe wil ga. a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 52 (MED) Nathan..An heye setteþ þe sayl ouer þe wode water, & with a dromound on þe deep drof on faste. 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. clv. 136 Or half a yere be go an. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) ii. vi. 18 The burn on spait..dryvis on swyftly stokkis, treis and stanys. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 7627 [He] Ane epistill send to king Carataic Rycht suddantlie one with ane messinger. ?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 375 And ay on be the brek of day. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. liv. 124 They passe on through the cittie. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxi. 256 From that day on, Centaurs and men are foes. a1703 J. Pomfret Fortunate Complaint 44 He..pack-horse like, jogs on beneath his load. 1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 8 Corruption..Shall deluge all; and Av'rice creeping on, Spread like a low-born Mist, and blot the Sun. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 255 Do they get on in the world? 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 83/2 [The police officer] possesses the power..of ordering them to ‘move on’. 1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion II. 258 They would ride on and on through the many-vistaed forest. 1914 M. Sinclair Three Sisters xxii. 95 I saw you stampeding on in front of me. 1948 Time 5 July 44/1 Since atomic fuel would have over two million times as much energy as gasoline, a ‘nuclear-powered’ plane could fly on and on. 1988 S. Donald Prickly Heat in K. Harwood First Run (1989) vi. 35 The crowd get to their feet to roar him on. 2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 15 The monk may offer a few words of blessing in return, then slowly and mindfully move on. extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹ on and on b. on and on: at length; again and again, continually, eternally; now frequently depreciatively, esp. with verbs indicating speech: interminably, incessantly. ΚΠ 1631 W. Watts tr. St. Augustine Confessions iv. xv. 197 But went nuddling on and on towards those fancies which have no being. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 42 God does as truly abide, after the way of his everlasting nowness, as other things do after the guise of their timesom running on and on, without being himself timesom, like them. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy (ed. 2) IX. x. 40 The story went on—and on—it had episodes in it—it came back, and went on—and on again; there was no end of it. 1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 132 Think you that sitting hens are troubled with ennui these long summer days, sitting on and on in the crevice of a hay-loft, without active employment? 1883 T. Hardy in Longman's Mag. Mar. 576 The other man, nothing loth, raised the mug to his lips, and drank on, and on, and on. 1938 N. Marsh Artists in Crime x. 145 I told him it would upset me but he went on and on. 1989 Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Sept. a12/5 Under GATT procedures the controversies drag on and on. 2001 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 21/3 Every day consumers face hidden costs on roaming and text messsages, lack of choice.., SIM locking—the list goes on and on. extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹ < as lemmas
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